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ROBERT SCHAAF

714-929-0364 [email protected]

Petroleum Engineering Expert (Drilling and Operations)

Expert Witness – Oil Industry Instructor 2014-present

 Expert witness for over 60 oil/gas drilling and operations cases including patent litigation
 Instructor for industry classes on oil and gas drilling and operations
 Provided technical advice and background information to investment advisors
 Performed the reservoir and economic analysis of property acquisitions

Occidental Petroleum – Sr. Project Manager 2011-2014

 Project manager for the re-development of the Dominguez Hills Oil Field
 Designed and led construction of the refurbished Platform Emmy drilling rig
 Supervised the design and construction of all new facilities in the LA Basin

Aera Energy, LLC – Sr. Project Manager 2005-2011

 Managed all engineering for new development projects
 Oversaw the operation of an offshore drilling platform and drilling rig
 Developed innovative solutions to reduce drilling and facility installation costs

Chevron 1979-2004

Engineering and Drilling Manager, Congo
 In charge of planning all new wells from drilling to completion to production

Technical Consultant, Kuwait
 Led the design and drilling of new wells including horizontal water injection wells
 In charge of the $1 .5B Burgan effluent water project development
 Led team to review, design, and install new artificial lift equipment

Chief Engineer, Congo
 Ran Chevron’s engineering dept . that included drilling /reservoir/production engineering
 Coordinated the efforts to drill the first horizontal well in West Africa (1990)

Planning Manager, Southern Africa Business Unit
 Managed business unit’s $500 MM annual capital budget .

Sr. Staff Engineer, Angola
 Coordinated the drilling and facilities planning of the $450 MM North Nemba project
 Developed the reservoir simulation model of the Numbi Field

Area Engineer, Los Angeles Basin
 Led 10 production engineers planning new wells and remediating older wells

Lead Engineer - Production Engineer, Los Angeles Basin
 Led team of 4 engineers overseeing field operations

Drilling Engineer, Bakersfield
 Supervised drilling rigs for ongoing development programs

Reservoir Engineer, Bakersfield
 Designed and implemented deep cyclic steam project in the Fruitvale Field

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California - 1979

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